Making a Difference

H. Beebee; C. Hitchcock; H. Price

Making a Difference

H. Beebee (Editor), C. Hitchcock (Editor), H. Price (Editor)

Philosophy

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Making a Difference presents fifteen original essays on causation and counterfactuals by an international team of experts. Collectively, they represent the state of the art on these topics. The essays in this volume are inspired by the life and work of Peter Menzies, who made a difference in the lives of students, colleagues, and friends. Topics covered include: the semantics of counterfactuals, agency theories of causation, the context-sensitivity of causal claims, structural equation models, mechanisms, mental causation, causal exclusion argument, free will, and the consequence argument.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Number of pages	352
ISBN (Print)	9780198746911
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2017

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